Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-15
Novel Uses OF Paper.

Chambers Journal: There are few
things that cannot be now made out of
paper. Its adaptability Is astonishing,
and the widest speculations as to its flu
ture are excusable when we reflect upon
the present uses of the material. AS the
for steel or iron it is not difficult to under
stand how paper is for many purposes
wood. Mention was before store made
of new mill in Sweden for
the manufacture of paper from moss.
Paper OF different thicknesses and paste
board made of the white moss have al
sheets three.quarters of an inch thick.
1t is as hard as wood, and can be easily
painted and polished. 1t has all the good
qualities, but none of tho defects of wood.
The pasteboard can consequently be used
for door and window frames, archi-
tectural ornaments, and all kinds Of fur.
niture.
Paper made from strong fiber, such as
linen, can in fact, be compressed into
be scratched. As houses have been made
of this novel building material, so almost
everything requisite to complete and fur.
niSh residence has been manufactured
Of paper After the Breslau fireproof
chimney, it is quite possible, for instance,
that cooking or heating stoves can be
made of similar materials. These paper
stoves are annealed-that is, painted over
with a composition which becomes
1t is said to be impossible to burn
them out, and they are much cheaper
than iron stoves. Bath.tubs and pots
are made in the same manner by COM
pressing the paper made Of linen fibres,
and annealine. The tubs We are as
sured,. will last forever, and never leak.
Placed on the fire they will not burn up;
and 1t is almost impossible to break or
with this wonderfully accommodating
material, as proved by the indianapolis
skating rink, before referred to in this
JOurnal.-It may here be mentioned that
cracks in floors, around tho sklrting-
board or other parts of room, may be
neatly and permanently filled by
thoroughly soaking newspapers In paste
Of water and tablespoonful of alum;
thoroughly boiled and mixed. The mix.
ture will be about as thick as putty. and
may be forced into the cracks with a
case knife. 1t will harden like paper
mache.
Doors, which one would think were
polished mahogany but that they swing
so lightly. and are free from swelling,
cracking or warping, are composed each
Of two thick paper, boards, stamped and
moulded into panels, and glued together
with glue and potash and then rolled
through heavy rollers. These doors are
first covered with waterproof coating
then painted and vanished and hung III
the ordinary way. Few persons can dc.
tect that they are not made Of wood, par.
ticularly vi hen used as sliding doors.
Black walnut is SAID to be getting
s,,t tl l,ts h,,k hn yAto
ture frames are now made OF paper, and
colored like walnut, and are so perfect
that no one could detect them without
cutting them. Paper pulp, glue, linseed
oil, and carbonate of lime or whiting are
mixed together and hoated into thick
cream, which, on being allowed to cool,
is run into molds and Hardened.
Drawing rooms can be set off by hand.
some pianocs manufactured from paper
French invention. A beautiful musi-
cal instrument Of this kind has lately
been an object of great curiosity to the
cOnnOisseurs and musical sayants Of
Paris, The entire case is made of com.
pressed paper, to which is given
hard surface and crcam-white
brilliant polish. The legs and sides. are
ornamented with arabesques and lloral
designs. The exterior and as much of
! the interior as can he seen when the in
strument is open are covered with
| wreaths and medallions painted in mini
ature by some of the leading artists OF
Paris. The tone OF this instrument is
said to be of an excellent quality, though
not loud. The broken, alternating char
acter of piano music is replaced by 3
rich, full, continuous roll of sound, re-
semblIng somewhat that of an organ.
| Only two of these instruments have been
| made. One is still on exhibitions; the
other has been sold " the Duke OF Dav.
! onshirs.